Open Letter: Dear Roger Goodell

JACKSONVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 8: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell talks with injured running back Maurice Jones-Drew of the Jacksonville Jaguars before play against the Indianapolis Colts November 8, 2012 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)JACKSONVILLE, FL - NOVEMBER 8: NFL commissioner Roger Goodell talks with injured running back Maurice Jones-Drew of the Jacksonville Jaguars before play against the Indianapolis Colts November 8, 2012 at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Al Messerschmidt/Getty Images)

You are releasing the 2013 NFL schedule tonight at 8 p.m. I am requesting one small favor so all of America can enjoy a wonderful Thanksgiving. Please schedule the New York Giants @ the Detroit Lions as the first game. Please schedule the Denver Broncos @ the Dallas Cowboys as the second game. Give me the Lions & Cowboys tradition along with a Manning doubleheader and it will be the perfect mix of football and tradition. I don’t care about the third game. My belly will be full and I’ll be sleeping.